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Two people in car injured in Kent after crash into building

Published 12:50 pm Monday, July 7, 2025

By Steve Hunter

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Two people in this car suffered life-threatening injuries after it crashed into the Little Pioneers Academy day care facility at about 1:13 a.m. Monday, July 7 at 515 E. Smith St. COURTESY PHOTO, Puget Sound Fire
Kent Police officers examine damage to a car that smashed into a day care facility at 515 E. Smith St. COURTESY PHOTO, Puget Sound Fire

Two people in a car suffered life-threatening injuries when they smashed into a Kent day care facility at about 1:38 a.m. Monday, July 7 along East Smith Street.

Firefighters, Kent Police and King County Medic One responded to a car that crashed into the Little Pioneers Academy, 515 E. Smith St.

Paramedics transported two people to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, according to Puget Sound Fire. The two patients are in satisfactory condidtion, according to a July 7 email from a hospital spokesperson.

Firefighters installed shoring to stabilize the building after removing the car.

Because of the damage, the day care was unable to open Monday, according to one of its teachers. The day care is just east of Wendy’s restaurant and across the street from the Kent Senior Activity Center.

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